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Robert Stephens on tax relief for commuter travel expenses (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Robert Stephens(?) of Westminster Chamber of Commerce says people will stop working in London (and other major connurbations) because they cannot afford the cost of travel. He suggests introducing tax relief...
Gordon Borrie on second-hand car industry (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Gordon Borrie, Director-General of Fair Trading, discusses malpractice in the second-hand car industry. He says complaints are up 100 percent compared with four years ago. Female interviewer not identified.
John Hill on expansion of nuclear energy in UK (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir John Hill, Chairman of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL), talks about the future of nuclear power in light of the accident at Three Mile Island, USA. The interviewer is Bob Holness.
Catherine Boyd on death of baby (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with author and campaigner Catherine Boyd following the death of a baby boy due to a lack of hospital facilities. Boyd talks about the lack of specialist intensive care units for newborn babies....
Lord Soames on relocation of civil servants (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Lord Christopher Soames presents to Parliament his speech on the dispersal of civil service posts from London to other areas of Britain. He refers to the Hardman Report which analysed the consequences of...
Charles Wintour on death of Sydney Edwards (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Evening Standard editor Charles Wintour on the death of the newspaper’s arts critic, Sydney Edwards. Female interviewer not identified.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital to close (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the upcoming closure of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson women’s hospital in central London. Includes interview with NUPE shop steward Vera Wagstaff, who says the staff had not been informed, and...
Complicated forms protest (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Report on a protest in Parliament Square against over-complicated forms issued by the Civil Service. Includes interview with Chrissie Maher, who tears up hundreds of forms which she says are written in an...
Trevor Nunn on death of Sydney Edwards (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Unidentified male speaker (poss. Royal Shakespeare Company director, Trevor Nunn) on the death of Evening Standard arts critic Sydney Edwards. Break in recording followed by speaker’s refusal to follow...
TUC and private health care (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Series of three interviews with unidentified male speakers about a disagreement over private health care, which was offered by an employer to members of the electricians’ union. The Trades Union Congress...